Fun with Milk's Favorite Cookie

I had the following challenges this morning:
1.  A quick dish needed for a monthly supper club my family was attending tonight.
2.  A box of Oreo cookies I had bought for another recipe but couldn't use because my food processor has officially gone kaput.
3.  Bored kids that needed a project and a purpose!

Hence, our version of Oreo pudding was born.  The web is literally full of recipes for America's Favorite Cookie, but the one that caught my eye incorporated cream cheese, another fridge item that I hadn't found a use for after I purchased it last week.  So, we went with that one.  The kids loved crushing the cookies with the rolling pin.  I loved getting the Oreos out of my house before I ate them all.  And I think my supper club pals would tell you that the pudding was a homerun! 

Oreo Layer Dessert

1 pkg of regular Oreos

1/2 c. of butter

1 lg box of instant chocolate or oreo pudding

2-8 oz cool whips

8 oz. of cream cheese, softened

1 c. powdered sugar

Crush the whole package of cookies either with a food processor, or in a bag with a rolling pin.  Save half of the crushed mix to sprinkle on top of dessert at the end.  Pour remaining crumbs in a 13x9 pan.  Melt butter and pour into crumb mix.  Press crumbs in bottom of pan with a fork to make a crust and then transfer to fridge to set.  Meanwhile, in a mixing bowl blend cream cheese for 2-3 minutes until light and fluffy, add powdered sugar and mix for a minute more.  Finally, fold 8 oz of cool whip into the cream cheese mixture.  In a separate bowl, make pudding according to package directions.  Top oreo layer with cream cheese mix, then pudding, and finally your last 8 oz container of cool whip.  Sprinkle remaining Oreo's on top.  Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours until ready to serve. 

Enjoy!